“In a time before history, in a land of might and magic, when evil rises, heroes rise harder… on their trusty purple mutant thingies!”<\/p>\n
An adult animated series based on SEGA’s classic\u00a0sword and sorcery side-scrolling beat ’em up, Golden Axe, is on the way, but fans hoping for\u00a0an even semi-serious take on the popular arcade game might be disappointed!<\/p>\n
Co-created by Mike McMahan (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Solar Opposites) and Joe Chandler (American Dad, the Napoleon Dynamite animated show), the 10-episode Comedy Central series is set to premiere on Paramount+ on September 16, and will put a meta comedy spin on the medieval fantasy adventure, which will feature the original three heroes from the first game.<\/p>\n
Emmy winner Matthew Rhys (Widow\u2019s Bay) will provide the voice of Gilius Thunderhead, described as \u201ca grumpy battle dwarf with exceptionally poor hygiene and a chip on his shoulder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liam McIntyre (Spartacus, Marvel\u2019s Wolverine video game) plays the game’s poster boy, Ax Battler, \u201ca barbarian warrior with a strict code of honor and sweet golden retriever demeanor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lisa Gilroy (Jury Duty) rounds out the trio of heroic warriors as Tyris Flare, who is \u201cdeadly in a fight and even deadlier with her sharp wit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The series will also feature Danny Pudi as Hampton Squib, described as \u201ca naive, inexperienced first-time adventurer who has dreamt of questing his entire life,\u201d and Comedian Carl Tart as Chronos \u201cEvil\u201d Lait, \u201can uncomfortably cheesy humanoid panther.\u201d<\/p>\n
“The main plot of the animated comedy follows the reunion of Gilius, Ax, and Tyris to take down Death Adder, who just won\u2019t seem to stay dead. Their mission becomes complicated by the arrival of Hampton, who wants to join their quest but remains wildly underprepared for the adventures ahead.”<\/p>\n
McMahan and Chandler will co-write the first episode of the series while also serving\u00a0as executive producers, with Chandler as\u00a0showrunner. Haruki Satomi, President and CEO of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., Shuji Utsumi, president and COO of Sega Corporation, and Sega\u2019s Toru Nakahara will also executive produce. Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty and Toby Ascher of Original Film will executive produce, along with Titmouse\u2019s Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina.<\/p>\n
Titmouse will serve as the animation studio for the series. CBS Studios\u2019 animation arm, CBS Eye Animation, will produce along with Sony Pictures Television and Original Film.<\/p>\n
Check out the trailer and some promo images (via EW) below.<\/p>\n
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Golden Axe, the classic SEGA arcade game, is getting the animated TV comedy treatment<\/p>\n
Check out the first look at Matthew Rhys as the grumpy dwarf Gilius Thunderhead, Liam McIntyre as barbarian Ax Battler, and the rest of the crew gearing up to take on Death Adder<\/p>\n
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